The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-17
TIE RAILROAD
Another Rouaing Meeting Monday and
Increasing Interest.

Another housing Meeting Monday AMI
Increasing Interest.
a large number of our citizen;
assembled at the court honse Mon
day to hear the report Of the dele
gates to Murfreeshoro, Col. Rose
presiding. Laps. D. McCord, tho
secretary, made verbal report in
substance az follows:
Twenty-one citizens of Giles
county attended the Muffreesboro
meeting published last week.. The
convention was largely attended by
delegates from; all the counties.
THE CoMPANY's PROPOSITION.
Col. Lillard presented a proposition
from the board OF directors of the Gal
latin, Murfreesboro and Birmingham
railway company, which was read:
In behalf of the board OF directors OF
the GallatiD, Mnrfreesboro and Biz
mingham railway company l most re-
spectfully submit to the convention.
with the request that the same may be
favorably considered, the following
proposition:
/. That the counties in which the
railway is projected under its charter
or persons and corporations interested
in Its construction shall subscribe for
aud pay in cash stock sufficient to pay
for the cost of the surveys and the To-
cation of the road, and to pay the sala-
ries of the officers and agents of the
company and all necessary expenses.
2. That alter the surveys have been
made and the line of the road located
by the board of directors on the most
practicable route offering the greatest
advantages and the estimates of the
amount of money that shall be required
to prepare the road-bed for the rails
and bridges shall have been made, the
counties and incorporated cities in the
state of Tennessee along such route in
Pursuance of an act of the general as
sembiy of the state OF Tennessee, and
che cities, towns and Incorporated COM
panies of the state of Alabama in per-
suance of the laws of said state, shall
subscribe stock sufficient 10 grade the
road and lay the crossties or prepare the
road bed for the rails and bridges to the
full amount of said estimate. But that
the stock suggested under this propo-
sition may be subscribed and paid in by
persons of any of said counties, cities
or towns instead of subscription by the
same in their respective corporate Ca
pacities, and whenever the amount of
stock shall have been subscribed the
company will call meeting of the
stockholders to reorganize the company
under the charter.
That md foI
city and town appoint a committee to
take the subscriptions of stock, and
that such committees from time to time
shall make report of the same to VIM.
Mitchell, the secretary and treasurer of
this company. Respectfully submit
ted.
This was referred to committee
who recommended amendments
which were adopted as follows:
l. To amend the charter so as to
read, the Gallatin, Murfreesboro, Flor
ence & Sheffield railroad com pany.
2. That the charter be amended by
obtaining such legislation, if any is
needed, as to enable the company to
with, purchase, lease, own
or operate a railroad chartered, or to be
by Alabama, commencing at
Sheffield and extending into Tennessee
to meet this road.
We recommend in lieu of the resolu-
lions submitted TO US that the corpora
tors under the present arrangement ap-
point committees in each county along
the line to solicit subscriptions TO the
capital stock and to raise funds to make
a competent survey and estimate OF the
road as required by law, and to report
to called meeting OF the subscribers
for full and complete organization I'M
der the law.
The road to be built begins at
Stanford, Ky, on the Chesapeake d
Ohio, and runs southwest 80 miles
to Scottsville. From there to Gal
latin, 80 miles, the road is just
cou pleted and running. 1t comes
thence by Murfreesboro, leaving
Lebanan eight miles east, by Lew
isburg, Gainesville, Pulaski to
Sheffield.
Col. Turner, the attorney of Mr..
Huntington, was present and spoke
by authority. He was just from a
conference with his people and de
clared their purpose to build the
road. There are two propositions,
either of which may be submitted.
One is that the new company shall
grade, tie and abut the road, issue
its own stock to be endorsed by
Huntington, and be the owners of
the road under his patronage. The
other is that the counties shall
grade and abut the road and then
Mr.. Huntington will iron, equip and
run it as part of his system and
issue stock to the counties to the
amount of money expended. In
either event the road is under the
care of and becomes a part of the
system.
The convention authorized a pre-
liminary survey, each county to
pay the expense Of the work within
its limits. 1t will cost about S25 a
mile. Committees were appointed
in each county TO solicit subscrip-
tons to the preliminary survey, the
becoming stockholders
and as such to be called together
for a permanent organization. The
committee for Giles is j. B. Stacy,
w. A. Rothrock, DR.. Nj. S. Waters,
T. NJ. Booth and NJ G. Fitzpatrick,
The committee will 60 to work as
soon as the subscription books are
prepared.
The above was The report in sub
stance and the meeting accepted it.
Judge Thos. NJ. Jones addressed
the meeting in ringing speech ia
voring and urging action.
T. M. n. Jones, esq'r, submitted
to the meeting letter addressed to
him by three gentlemen OF Florence
asking Giles to send delegates to
railroad meeting at Florence last
Tuesday night. 1t was thought
uuwise to commit Giles to any
other project in seeming rivalry to
the Murfreesboro organization.
Messrs. McCord, Jones and Mitch
ell were appointed to address the
Florence parties letter stating our
readiness to cooperate with them
in all efforts to build road but
stating we preferred not TO commit
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